JOIN US FOR HOMECOMING OCTOBER 28, 2017 THE BUGLE CAMDEN MILITARY ACADEMY 520 US HIGHWAY 1 NORTH CAMDEN, SC 29020 WWW.CAMDENMILITARY.COM [email protected] 800/948-6291 [email protected] CAMDEN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CARLISLE Vol. XXXI, No.2 Spring 2017 Camden Military Academy Class of 2017 Vijay Victor Aysola, Jacksonville, FL; Chandler Lane Baker, Myrtle Beach, SC; Chance Traver Ball, Matthews, NC; John Alexander Beasley, Atlanta, GA; Edward Andre Benitez, Lake Forest, CA; Cole Martin Braasch, Simpsonville, SC; Aaron Matthew Cann, Hodges, SC; George Anthony Chestnut, Nashville, TN; James McMillan Covington, Jr., Mt. Pleasant, SC; Caleb Jude Crouch, Cecilia, LA; Jack Ryan Davern, Madison, CT; Christopher Jacob Dean, Waxhaw, NC; Joseph Braceland Degenhart, Columbia, SC; Miles Jacob Dudley, Gulfport, MS; Adam Joshua Dupzyk, Rocklin, CA; Lucas Ray Dyson, Summerville, SC; Logan Dax Edgecomb, Huntsville, AL; Brendan Allen Edwards, League City, TX; Jacob Baxter Edwards, Greenville, SC; Eric Fritzgerald Emery, Waterloo, SC; Jacob Thomas Epps, Lexington, SC; Bailey Harrison Ezell, Spartanburg, SC; John Matthew Ferguson, Jr., Houston, TX; Charles Nicholas Fields, Matthews, NC; Bryce Reid Fleming, Conyers, GA; Ned Eugene Gilleland, III, Hilton Head Island, SC; Barrett James Glasgow, Charleston, SC; Nathan Earl Grantham, Hartsville, SC; Zachary Michael Irtenkauf, Woodstock, GA; Mark Wesley Jackson, Matthews, NC; Colby Lynn Johnson, II, Newnan, GA; Connor Patrick Lentz, Mount Gilead, NC; Austin James Martin, Florence, SC; Ethan Grey Marvin, Louisville, KY; Sean James McDermott, Bradenton, FL; Andrew Matthew Miller, Jamaica, NY; John Harris Moore, Atlanta, GA; Michael Joseph O'Brien, Jr., Tampa, FL; Sebastien Daniel-Jean Offredo, Westport, CT; Sean Brendan Orcutt, Winter Haven, FL; Ryan Thomas Palumbo, Westport, CT; Clay Morgan Pflaging, Charlotte, NC; Kevin Dean Phillips, Mooresville, NC; Aaron Anthony Pratt, Daniels, WV; Alexander Stephen Ranft, Lexington, KY; Manson Xavier Riley, Washington, DC; Andre Pascal Russoniello, Tampa, FL; Jordan Graham Schrader, Charlotte, NC; Jaydon Matthew Shearn, Uhrichsville, OH; Maxwell James Sherman, Lake Worth, FL; Yizhi Shi, China; Robert Paul Shields, Jr., Mooresville, NC; Paul Frank Sinadinos, Downers Grove, IL; Michael Anthony Suggs, San Antonio, TX; Mason James Van Loan, Canton, GA; Hans Ean Vandenberg, Eagle, CO; David Sam Vargo, Durham, NC; Danzan Naranovich Vasilev, Wilmington, NC; Robert William Verschuure, Lexington, SC; Mitchell Thomas Wiesmore, Duluth, GA; William Tyler Wisenburg, Lawrenceville, GA; Pavel Viktorovich Zolotarev, Bloomington, IN Inside You Will Find: Yearbook Section - Pgs 8-9, 15 Annual Fund Donors - Pgs 10-11 Awards - Pgs 2-3 Feature Articles - Remembering Matt - Pg 12 Excalibur Society - Pgs 4-5 (Jake Dean) - Pg 8 Campus Activities - Pgs 13 -14 Gold Stars - Pg 6 (Sebastien Offredo)- Pg 9 CMS & CMA Looking Back - Pgs 16-19 Graduation Weekend - Pg 7 (Jack Furlow) - Pg 15 Page 2 The Bugle CMA Awards 2016-2017 Academic Awards Best Individual Drill Award: Junior Varsity Soccer: Band Director’s Award: David Vargo 1st Place - Benjamin Moore, B Co. Most Valuable Player: Joel Underwood E. Haines Gregg Award: Stefon Aaron 2nd Place - Michael Suggs, A Co. Most Valuable Offense: Daniel Buerkl Most Improved Player: Eugene Dumka 3rd Place - Christian Perpignand, A Co. Most Valuable Defense: Stefon Aaron Band Certificate of Achievement: Johnathan Leach Regional History Day Awards Most Improved Award: Nick Furlow John Phillip SOUSA Award: Michael Suggs Junior Group: Justin Davidson, Torsten Hemlin, Coaches Award: Michael Arrindell Junior Leadership: Kurosh Badii-Flores, Daylen Clark, Leo Eckhardt, Timothy Napier, Nicholas Wilson Rifle Team Most Valuable Shooter: Xiaori Liang Jack Furlow, Nick Martin, Yohann Offredo Senior Group Performance: George Chestnut, Jack Most Improved: Christian Sanchez Highest Class Averages Furlow, Nick Furlow, Sebastien Offredo, Ian Walter 12: Jake Dean; 11: Jack Furlow; 10: Nicolo Pucciarelli; 9: Kendal Coaches Award: Luke Collins Senior Individual Website: Everett Davis Kreide; 8: Tobin Dreisbach; 7: Chris Howes Lacrosse National History Day State Award: Justin Davidson, Military Awards Most Valuable Player: Henry Curran Torsten Hemlin, Timothy Napier, Nicholas Wilson General Douglas MacArthur Award: Christopher Jacob Dean Most Valuable Offense: Robert Shields LTC Sonny Brown Yearbook Award: Gold: Sebastien West Point Leadership Award: Jack Furlow Most Valuable Defense: Hans Vandenberg Daughters of the American Revolution Award: Sebastien Offredo, Offredo; Silver: Jack Furlow Most Improved: Liam McNulty Alexander Ranft Athletic Awards Spartan Award: Sean Orcutt Sons of the American Revolution Award: Austin Martin Varsity Football Cross-Country MVP: Nick Fields The Veterans of Foreign Wars Award: Adam Dupzyk, Zachary Irtenkauf Most Valuable Player: Mason Van Loan Gazelle Award: Kendal Kreide Commandant’s Award: Michael Suggs Most Valuable Offensive Lineman: George Chestnut Hustle Award: Mikael Barker, Nicolo Pucciarelli The CMA Cadet of the Year: Nicolo Pucciarelli Most Valuable Defensive Back: Ja Vaughn White Cadets of the Semester: 1st Semester: Nicolo Pucciarelli One Heartbeat Award: Mitchell Wiesmore Special Teams Award: Jayden Shearn 2nd Semester: John Furlow Coaches Award: Alex Beasley, Jake Dean, Most Improved: Jack Ferguson JROTC Superior Cadet Award: Sebastien Offredo Coaches Award: Colby Johnson, Robert Shields LET I: Grant Johnson, B Co. Golf Practice Player of the Year: Grant Johnson LET II: Paul Sinadinos, C Co. MVP: Chandler Baker LET III: James Blair, D Co. Junior Varsity Football Most Improved: Greyson Hough LET III: Nauj Montenegro, A Co. Most Valuable Player: Stefon Aaron Coaches Award: Matthew Rush LET IV: Bailey Ezell, B/S Co. Most Valuable Offense: Josh Sims Tennis MVP: James Covington CSM Martain Award: Most Valuable Defense: Justin Wilson Spartan Award: McMillan Abernathy Pavel Zolotarev A Co. Most Valuable Lineman: Davis Long Most Improved: Jack Harrison Jacob Epps A Co. Coaches Award: James Oribhabor Coaches Award: Andrew Levine Aaron Cann B/S Co. Varsity Basketball Blackjacks Drill Team Ryan Palumbo B/S Co. Senior Spartans 2016-2017: Most Valuable Team Member: John Branch Jake Grossman B Co. Bryce Fleming Most Improved Duet: Michael Arrindale, Jacob Matthew Rush B Co. Mark Jackson B. Edwards Lucas Dyson B Co. Andrew Miller, Captain Coaches Award: Benjamin D. Moore Mason Van Loan C Co. Aaron Pratt Most Proficient Exhibition Member: Brandon J. Vijay Aysola C Co. Hans Vandenberg Vancosky Matthew Weaver D Co. Junior Varsity Basketball Most Proficient Regulation Member: Anthony William Robinson D Co. J. Brown: Sun Shan D Co. Scoring Leader: Daniel Carter Blackjack Gold Achievement Award: Mitchell Aaron Batalka D Co. Coaches Award: Sirr Green, Grant Johnson Wiesmore, William Wisenburg, Jacob Edwards The Order of the Daedalion: Nathan Grantham Junior High Basketball Wrestling The National Sojourners Award: John Ferguson, Jr. Most Valuable Offense: Sam Lawing Best Wrestling Record: Nick Coates The American Legion Awards: Silver: Carson Klaas, Nicholas Martin Most Valuable Defense: Craig Comrie Spartan Award: Jaydon Shearn Bronze: Aaron Cann, Charles Fields, Sean McDermott, Jaydon Shearn, Coaches Award: Joel Underwood Most Improved: Andrei Isaak-Sap William Wisenburg Most Improved: Cameron Cowdrey Coaches Award: Shane O’Connor, George The Military Order of the World Wars Awards: Kevin Phillips Varsity Baseball Chestnut United States Army Recruiting Command Award: Andrew Miller Most Valuable Offense: Jacob Rathbun Track and Field U.S Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award: John Beasley Most Valuable Pitcher: Ned Gilleland Most Valuable Player: Josh Sims The Association of the U.S. Army Award: Daylen Clark Most Valuable Defense: Karson Stewart, Woodson Coaches Award: Jake Dean, Yohann Offredo Order of the Purple Heart: Ja Vaughn White Alexander Company Competition Military Officers Association of America Award: Logan Edgecomb, Joseph Best Intramural: C Company Degenhart Coaches Award: Mason Van Loan Best Drill Award: A Company Marine Corps League Award: Clay Pflaging; Sean Orcutt E. Haines Gregg Award: Kevin Phillips Best Athletics Award: D Company Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Award: George Chestnut JV Baseball Best Academics Award: B/S Company Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of S.C. Award: Yohann Offredo Most Valuable Offense: James Oribhabor Best Spirit Award: B Company VFW Ladies Auxiliary Patriot’s Pen Award: Nicholas Wilson Most Valuable Pitcher: Cameron Cowdrey Honor Company Award: B/S Company VFW Voice of Democracy Award: Jack Furlow Most Valuable Defense: Graham England Scholar Athlete: Christopher Jake Dean Camden Rotary Club Scholarship: Alexander Ranft; Sebastien Offredo Coaches Award: Marcus Daniels Athletes of the Year: George Chestnut and Most Improved Cadet Award: Most Improved: Davis Long Wesley Jackson A Company: Jack Davern Varsity Soccer 2017 Salutatorian: Alex Stephen Ranft B Company: Kolton Buxton Most Valuable Player: Jack Ferguson 2017 Valedictorian: Christopher Jacob Dean C Company: Gabriel Graff Most Valuable Offense: Kyle Rhodes James F. Risher Award: Michael A. Suggs D Company: Dylan Schluter Most Valuable Defense: Ryan Harris B/S Company: Eugene Dumka Most Improved: Amadou Diabate Cadet Challenge Medals: 12th Grade - Cole Braasch; 11th Grade – Yohann Offredo; 10th - Coaches Award: Rodrigo Villalobos Remington Mitchell; Grade 9th - Colby Frederick; 8th Grade – Torsten Hemlin; 7th